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单词 low-pitched
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low-pitchedadj.

Brit. /ˌləʊˈpɪtʃt/, U.S. /ˈloʊˈˌpɪtʃt/
Forms: see low adj. and n.2 and pitched adj.2
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: low adv., pitched adj.2, low adj., pitch n.2, -ed suffix2.
Etymology: In sense 1 < low adv. + pitched adj.2; compare earlier high-pitched adj. 3. In sense 2 < low adj. + pitch n.2 + -ed suffix2; compare later high-pitched adj. 2.
1.
a. Not refined or elevated in tone or character; lacking sophistication; of low or ordinary quality. Cf. earlier high-pitched adj. 1.
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society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > weakness or feebleness > [adjective]
feeblec1400
colourlessc1425
flagging1540
pithless1555
blanched1570
toothless1592
unpointed1604
unsinewed1604
jejune1615
low-pitched1622
unsinewy?1623
macilent1624
flaccid1647
insinewy1653
unsubstanceda1658
incogent1667
pointless1673
languida1677
enervatea1704
unaccentuated1716
unnervate1725
lank1729
unforcible1754
nerveless1763
weak1771
flabby1793
slip-slop1814
tinkling1822
exsanguinea1834
twittery1840
slipshod1842
under-coloured1870
shaftless1881
thin1890
unaccented1893
wimpish1925
wimp1979
1622 M. Drayton 2nd Pt. Poly-olbion xxv. 113 The Muse which seem'd too slacke, in these too low-pitcht layes.
1641 J. Milton Animadversions 55 Poore and low pitch't desires.
1657 Bp. H. King Poems 102 For all a low-pitcht fancie can devise, Will prove at best but hallow'd injuries.
1712 B. Morrice Miscellanies 57 I..contentedly fix my Heart on meaner Things: Things which may be found in the Croud of vulgar Souls, more justly suiting my low pitch'd Merit.
1814 C. Lamb in Q. Rev. Oct. 101 The thoughts and speculations, which form the matter of the poem, exceed the trifling pastime and low-pitched conversation of his humble fishermen.
1873 M. Arnold Lit. & Dogma v. 145 For the action of Jesus in these cases..is..eminently natural; but it is above common low-pitched nature.
1910 E. H. Barker France of French vii. 126 His absinthe drinker and his beer drinker..are well-known pictures, and are typical examples of his low-pitched realism.
1990 Washington Post (Nexis) 16 Feb. b7 The fast and dirty pleasures of low-pitched melodrama.
b. Of a sound, voice, instrument, etc.: having a low pitch (pitch n.2 25a). Cf. earlier high-pitched adj. 3.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > thing heard > [adjective] > pitch > low in pitch
bassa1450
heavy1589
broad1607
grave1609
deepa1616
gravitoned1657
low-pitched1811
deep-drawn1860
1811 Monthly Mag. Aug. 56/1 Ladies who accompany a low-pitched voice with the pedal harp.
1898 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. V. 277 The continuous low-pitched rumbling sound produced by the contraction of the muscles.
1945 H. D. in Life & Lett. To-day May 89 His voice is quiet and even and low-pitched.
1996 T. Bacon in P. Trynka Rock Hardware 106/2 The inestimable power of the low-pitched bass guitar.
2001 Pop. Sci. Apr. 31/2 The bands that humans can't hear—for example, extremely high- and low-pitched sounds.
2. Of a roof: having a relatively slight slope; (of a house) having this type of roof. Also of a room: having a low ceiling. Cf. pitch n.2 2a, later pitched adj.2 6.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > roof > [adjective] > type of roof
thatched1467
side?a1475
thacked1530
vaulted1552
shingleda1563
slated1611
unshingled1611
high-pitch1614
slate-pointed1648
killesed1649
hipped1663
pantiledc1672
overpitched1677
underpitched1677
low-pitcheda1684
pitched1773
theeked1792
peaked1797
shingle1810
thackless1810
choppered1818
wagon-headed1823
unlathed1854
break-back1856
shingly1857
saddleback1861
scaled1862
gambrelled1863
thatchy1864
weather-slated1870
thatchless1882
weather-tiled1887
monopitch1941
tile-roofed1962
a1684 R. Pratt Note-bk. in R. T. Gunther Archit. Sir Roger Pratt (1928) 289 A cornice does usually finish the top of the walling, whereupon comes the roof, a very low pitched one, and covered with pan-tyle.
1791 Topographer Jan. 32 The gallery is 36 paces long, and about 12 feet wide, rather low-pitch'd, with a heavy cieling in relievo.
1797 Encycl. Brit. XVI. 462/2 Inconveniences which have resulted from too low pitched roofs.
1843 G. P. R. James Forest Days I. ii. 8 One of the tables in the low-pitched parlour.
1883 J. Y. Stratton Hops & Hop-pickers 45 The hopper-house is generally a long low-pitched building.
1884 Cent. Mag. 27 827 A one-story and garret house, with a low-pitched roof.
1903 M. Pemberton Dr. Xavier iii. 21 They were at the doors of a low-pitched house which stood behind high walls and was shut in by heavy wooden gates.
1970 N. Pevsner Cambridgeshire (Buildings of Eng.) (ed. 2) 236 The main façade, behind which are hall and gymnasium, look rather temporary with their low-pitched timber gables.
2012 S. Wynne-Rhydderch Banjo 26 A clapboard-and-quoins kind of girl who goes for low-pitched hip roofs, lunettes, fretwork.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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